For the “can’t make this up if we tried” file, the New York Times turned the ongoing sex-abuse crisis in the Catholic church into “Conservatives pounce” because Pope Francis has been vocal on climate change, poverty and such:
An ideologically motivated opposition has weaponized the church's sex abuse crisis to threaten not only Francis' agenda but his entire papacy https://t.co/vksRUayIPN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 28, 2018
What were they thinking?
"Vatican Power Struggle Bursts Into Open as Conservatives Pounce." I still can't believe this is the headline. https://t.co/M6Pq5CePXC
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) August 29, 2018
This is not a liberal-conservative story:
If you had any doubts about what the story is, the Church leaders being defended by NYT should be a bit of a tell. https://t.co/bIF60fQ4PL
— David Reaboi (@davereaboi) August 28, 2018
It’s a bad look for the Times:
One thing you definitely want to do in the midst of a horrendous sex abuse scandal is associate your ideological enemies with the anti-abuse position https://t.co/1bEg96pZOd
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 28, 2018
Because this is exactly what it looks and sounds like:
dismissing the sodomy of little boys to own the conservatives https://t.co/7iDCktzsqE
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) August 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1034563259125391361
Well, we don’t take them seriously:
Imagine writing “weaponized the Church’s sex abuse crisis” and asking people to take you seriously. https://t.co/PjyQsActvF
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) August 29, 2018
But don’t take our word for it. Here’s the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Rome chanting, “Vi-ga-nò!” before the pope’s appearance. Viganò refers to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò who accused Pope Francis of knowing about the U.S. abuse scandal and that he did nothing about it:
https://twitter.com/matthewschmitz/status/1034775036329185280
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Related:
'UNBELIEVABLE'! Babylon Bee NAILED this 'OUTRAGEOUS' defense of Pope Francis' inaction (but NO ONE's laughing) https://t.co/xO1GCMciKx
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2018
'THEY WENT THERE': Babylon Bee SKEWERS Pope Francis' fecklessness (this one STINGS) https://t.co/zY1swjUMpn
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 28, 2018
'Your obfuscation is DESPICABLE'! Patricia Heaton calls Pope Francis OUT for allegedly 'covering up' sexual abuse https://t.co/x1OPxkp7vI
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 28, 2018